Monthly Archives: July 2011

I may sound like a broken record, droning “rotate, rotate, rotate” over and over again, but unfortunately, that doesn’t make it any less true. Rotation is vital to long-axis strokes (i.e., freestyle and backstroke) for three main reasons: By rotating … Continue reading →

I find it helpful to do a “test-run” every once in a while. Every workout you should push yourself, but you should actually race for time every once in a while. Not daily, not weekly, but maybe monthly it’s a … Continue reading →

Today we’re going to get a little eccentric. We’re doing 100 x 25’s. But here’s the trick, you’re going to swim half of the length of the pool, turn in the middle, and swim back. No walls turns are a … Continue reading →